The Hey Love stamp set in the Occasions Catalog has the most adorable animal images with matching puns. I met up with some friends earlier this week and wanted to take them a little something for Valentine's Day. Here are just a couple the cute treat bags I made.The animals are stamped with our Memento Black ink pad and colored using our Stampin Blends markers. I love our Blends alcohol markers. There are so many different techniques that you can … [Read more...] about Hey Love
#bestassistantever
After my post last week about Frannie being the #bestassistantever, I received a message from a friend wanting to know what was up because she'd never seen Frannie listed as "Employee of the Month" here at the craft studio. She was completely right and I realized I needed to fix this immediately. Well, I now have an official "Employee of the Month" here at the 24-7 Inkspiration Studio. Since Frannie was the very first Employee of the Month, I … [Read more...] about #bestassistantever
Focus On What You CAN Do
I’m a busy mom. I run a Stampin Up business and I work full time too. I have busy teenagers. As it is, it’s hard enough for Frannie (#bestassistantever) and I to find time for our staff meetings. Here's a picture from our last one a few weeks ago and it's seriously been too long.What does all this mean? It means I can do one of two things… focus on all the things I wished I had time to squeeze in or focus on what I can realistically do. I’m … [Read more...] about Focus On What You CAN Do
Little Bit of Love
Everyone has been talking about that show "Tidying Up" lately and showing off how much clutter they are clearing out. Well, I haven't seen the show, but I did find some time over the Holidays to sort through my craft closet. I actually didn't purge much, but I did organize it a little better so I can almost get the door closed. :) While sorting, I came across this tray buried deep. It's an old tray from years ago that Stampin Up offered as a … [Read more...] about Little Bit of Love
Hello, Beautiful
Happy Monday! Can I tell you about my fabulous time at the Just Crop Retreat this past Saturday? Oh my goodness, it was so wonderful to see so many happy, welcoming faces. These ladies are all just the best people. I enjoyed spending time talking with so many of them that I completely lost track of time and stayed far later than I normally do. It was a very good day. Today I'm sharing my second make & take from last Saturday. It's a … [Read more...] about Hello, Beautiful
Valentine Treats
Tomorrow I'll be working at the Just Crop Retreat sharing Stampin Up products and some make and takes. I love working at this retreat and seeing all the ladies every month. It's so much fun catching up with these ladies every time I see them. This Valentine treat holder is one of the make and takes I'll be sharing tomorrow. This treat holder is made using the Petite Treats dies in the Catalog. This type of treat container is an older one … [Read more...] about Valentine Treats
The Reality of Love
The reality of love is that it might take you a couple tries to get it right. First you try one thing, and if that doesn't work, you try something new. Or you try the same thing and it still doesn't work. Sometimes it takes doing it over and over - the wrong way - to actually realize you're doing it the wrong way. And let me just say... I was not loving the Lovely Flowers Edgelits border this past weekend. I tried several different … [Read more...] about The Reality of Love
Filled With Love
I know you're thinking it's way too early for Valentine's stuff. But it's not. Really. Valentine's Day is one month away. Not only that, it's always a good time to tell someone you love them. Today, I used one of the new Sweet Cups from the Occasions Catalog. These cups are a great size to load with a few treats but not so big that you need a ton of candy to fill it. These Cups are food safe so you can even load them with homemade treats … [Read more...] about Filled With Love